Once the group is across the Taren, they make camp for the night. Moiraine guides Egwene through touching the True Source for the first time.
Soon, everyone is on the other side of the Taren. Lan counts gold coins into the ferryman’s hands.
LAN: Here is the rest of the payment, as promised.
MOIRAINE: [impassively] Oh no, your ferry.
There’s a crack of splintering wood as the ferry abruptly breaks away from its moorings and floats downstream.
MOIRAINE: How unfortunate. Must have been a freak whirlpool.
LAN: Yes, most unfortunate. Here is some extra compensation for your trouble.
Lan leads the party to a campsite he prepared ahead of time. The men listen uneasily as Moiraine explains the True Source and the One Power to Egwene. Rand, in particular, is horrified at the idea of Egwene learning to channel, which is understandable — the only way for men to touch the One Power is through a layer of corruption created by the Dark One that drives them mad and kills them. But Egwene is delighted when Moiraine guides her in touching the True Source for the first time, and is excited to become an Aes Sedai.